
Taemin
Biography
Lee Tae-min (이태민; born July 18, 1993), known professionally as Taemin (태민), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer and actor under SM Entertainment. He is the maknae of the South Korean boy group SHINee and a member of the group SuperM.
Aside from group activities, Taemin debuted as a soloist in 2014 with the release of his first extended play, Ace. It peaked at number one on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and its lead single "Danger" reached number five on the Gaon Digital Chart. His first studio album, Press It (2016), also charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. In July 2016, Taemin made his solo debut in Japan with the release of his second EP, Solitary Goodbye.
Taemin released his second Korean studio album, Move, in 2017 and the title track gained attention for its distinctive choreography. In 2018, he released his first Japanese studio album, Taemin, and embarked on his first Japanese tour. In February 2019, Taemin released his second Korean mini-album, Want, with a title track of the same name. His third Korean studio album, Never Gonna Dance Again, was released in 2020, led by singles "Criminal" and "Idea".
As an actor, Taemin's first role was as Junsu in the 2009 MBC comedy Tae-Hee, Hye-Kyo, Ji-Hyun.
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Acting History
2025
Music Bank in Lisbon 2025
20252024 TAEMIN WORLD TOUR [Ephemeral Gaze] as Self
2025Ephemeral Gaze: Taemin World Tour in Sao Paulo as Taemin
20242024-25 WORLD TOUR [Ephemeral Gaze] Behind the Scenes as Self
2024Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace as Self - MC
2024SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION] JAPAN FINAL LIVE in TOKYO DOME
2024Hyeri's Club as Himself
2023TAEMIN SOLO CONCERT : METAMORPH as Self
2023My SHINee World as Self
2023NCT Universe: LASTART as Self
2023SHINee-ing as Self
2023SHINee World VI: Perfect Illumination as Self
2023K-Pop ON! Spotify as Self
20232023 SHINee FANMEETING ‘Everyday is SHINee DAY’ : [Piece of SHINE] as Self
20232023 TAEMIN FANMEETING "RE : ACT" as Self
2023The Seasons as Self
2022SUCHWITA as Self
2022Music Universe K-909 as Self
2022Lee Mujin Service as Guest
2021Idol Human Theater
2021SHINee WORLD J Presents ~Bistro de SHINee~ as Self
2021TAEMIN : N.G.D.A (Never Gonna Dance Again)
2021Beyond LIVE - SHINee: SHINee WORLD
2021SHINee Inc.
2021SMTOWN LIVE | Culture Humanity as Self
2020Jinki Jangpan as Self
2020SuperM: As We Wish
2020MTopia
2020Ravi’s Close Up!
2020Rare-TAEM
2020IU's Palette as Self - Guest
2020Taem-Log 6v6 as Self
2020SuperM - Beyond the Future as Self
2020One World: Together at Home as Self [SuperM]
2020Taemin - the 2nd Concert T1001101 as Himself
2019SHINee - The Shining as Taemin
2019Delicious Rendezvous as Himself
2019Taemin Arena Tour 2019 X™ as Himself
2019K-Pop Idols: Inside the Hit Factory as Self
2019SMTOWN Live | 2019 in Tokyo as Self
2019How Do You Play? as Self
2019SuperM : Live From Capitol Records in Hollywood
2019TAEMIN Japan 1st Tour ~ Sirius ~ as Self
2018Everyone's Kitchen
2018TAEMIN 1st SOLO CONCERT “OFF-SICK〈on track〉”
2018SHINee Special Fan Event in Tokyo Dome
2018SHINee's BACK as TAEMIN
2018Idol Room as Himself
2018Why Not? The Dancer as Himself
2018Amazing Saturday as Self
2018SHINee World V in SEOUL as Himself
2018SHINee WORLD THE BEST 2018~FROM NOW ON~
2017Taemin the 1st Stage Nippon Budokan as Himself
2017The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project
2017Master Key as Self
2017「D-cumentary : TAEMIN」
2017Final Life as Song Shi-on
2017SHINee WORLD 2017~FIVE~
2016My SMT as Self
2016SHINee Concert "SHINee World V" as Himself
2016Hit The Stage as self (TAEMIN)
2016SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD IV" as Himself
2016SHINee WORLD 2016~DxDxD~
2015Men on a Mission as Self
20152015 Dream Concert as Self
2015SMTown: The Stage as Himself
2015Key's Knowhow
2014SHINee WORLD 2014 ~I'm Your Boy~ as Himself
2014Abnormal Summit as Himself
2014SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD III" as Himself
2013SHINee JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD 2013~Boys Meet U~ as Himself
2013Barefooted Friends
2012THE FIRST JAPAN ARENA TOUR "SHINee WORLD 2012" as Self
2012World Date with SHINee as Self
2012SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT "SHINee WORLD" in Seoul as Himself
2012SHINee CONCERT "SHINee WORLD II" as Himself
2012I AM.: SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in Madison Square Garden as Himself (as Shinee)
2012Shinhwa Broadcast as Self
2012Kiss Note as Tae
2012Music Bank in Paris
2012Salamander Guru and The Shadows as Lee Tae-min
2012SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT IN JAPAN 'SHINee WORLD' as Self
2012The 1st Concert In Japan "Shinee World" as Self
2011SNL Korea as Self
2011SMTown Live in Tokyo 2011 (Special Edition)
2011문나이트90
2011Weekly Idol as Himself
2011Weekly Idol
2010Running Man
2009Hello Baby
2009You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook as Self
2009Hilarious Housewives as Jun-soo
2008SHINee Monologue as Self
2008SHINee's Yunhanam as Self
2008We Got Married as Himself
2005Infinite Challenge as Self
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1998Inkigayo
—SHINee's One Fine Day as Self








